Photos: Best of college bowl games

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• Photos: Best of college bowl games
• Obama's statement
• What GOP hates in fiscal deal
• Pelosi: 'Gigantic' progress in talks
• 5 things to know
• Kathy Griffin tweaks Anderson
• Pa. to sue NCAA over Penn St. sanctions
• Ivory Coast fireworks stampede kills 60
• Chavez still in 'delicate' condition
• Clinton's blood clot and her future
• 2 shot dead at Calif. fireworks show
• Drilling rig runs aground off Alaska
• A New Year's first for North Korea
• Newtown survivor's attorney to pull suit
• Opinion: Tea party, gay marriage, guns
• Opinion: Economy to limp along in '13
• Opinion: End global culture of rape
• Emancipation Proclamation is 150
• What's on a 220-lb monster burger?
• Distraction: Cat jogs on treadmill
• Taking stock of Iraq War's legacy
• Pot activists not high on cannabis club
• ESPN star back after serious burns
• Skywatchers, set your alarm clocks
• You can now Google the Dead Sea Scrolls
• Surgery safari: Get 'J-Lo look' in S. Africa
• Watch big shark attack smaller shark
• 18-month-old hits snowboarding trail
• Six tech resolutions
• Fiscal cliff
• Syria

Photos: Best of college bowl games Posted: 01 Jan 2013 07:21 PM PST Photos: Best of college bowl games

Obama's statement Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:25 PM PST In a statement to the press, President Obama, hails the fiscal cliff deal but says there is still work to be done.

What GOP hates in fiscal deal Posted: 01 Jan 2013 03:40 PM PST CNN's Tom Foreman breaks down the items in the fiscal cliff deal the House Republicans don't like.

Pelosi: 'Gigantic' progress in talks Posted: 01 Jan 2013 01:10 PM PST Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer talk about their meeting with the Vice President as fiscal cliff talks continue.

5 things to know Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:19 PM PST It's complex, dense, and filled with compromise. And the deal passed by the Senate to avert the "fiscal cliff" might not even become law, depending what actions the House takes.

Kathy Griffin tweaks Anderson Posted: 01 Jan 2013 07:20 AM PST Watch highlights of Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin's show from Times Square on New Year's Eve.

Pa. to sue NCAA over Penn St. sanctions Posted: 01 Jan 2013 05:41 PM PST Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett is to announce Wednesday plans to sue the NCAA over its sanctions against Penn State University, hit with an unprecedented fine in the wake of the child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.

Ivory Coast fireworks stampede kills 60 Posted: 01 Jan 2013 03:50 PM PST A New Year's Eve fireworks display in Ivory Coast turned from celebration to tragedy early Tuesday when 60 people -- most of them women and children -- were crushed to death in a stampede, officials said.

Chavez still in 'delicate' condition Posted: 01 Jan 2013 06:54 PM PST Three weeks after undergoing cancer surgery, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez remains in delicate condition and has seen only slight improvement in his health, the country's vice president said Tuesday.

Clinton's blood clot and her future Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:08 PM PST CNN's Mary Snow reports on how Secy. of State Hillary Clinton's blood clot might affect her future political career.

2 shot dead at Calif. fireworks show Posted: 01 Jan 2013 05:05 AM PST A shooting at a New Year's Eve fireworks show in Sacramento, California, where thousands had gathered, killed two people and wounded at least three others, police said.

Drilling rig runs aground off Alaska Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:52 PM PST A Royal Dutch Shell drilling unit was aground on an uninhabited Alaskan island early Tuesday after lines to a tugboat that was towing the rig during a fierce winter storm were cut to ensure the safety of the tugboat's nine-man crew, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a statement.

A New Year's first for North Korea Posted: 01 Jan 2013 03:52 PM PST In his first New Year's address, the young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the nation to embark on "an all-out struggle" to overhaul its destitute economy, while striking a conciliatory tone on relations with the South.

Newtown survivor's attorney to pull suit Posted: 01 Jan 2013 05:54 PM PST Outcry over a request for permission to sue the state of Connecticut for millions of dollars in the aftermath of the Newtown shooting prompted a New Haven attorney to at least temporarily withdraw his client's petition, the attorney said Tuesday.

Opinion: Tea party, gay marriage, guns Posted: 01 Jan 2013 08:33 PM PST For me, predicting the future is a family business. My grandmother was a professional clairvoyant (called, unimaginatively, Madam Clair) and used to offer palm readings and crystal ball gazing in her living room. Growing up around tarot cards and horoscopes has left me a bit cynical about making firm predictions, if only because they always seemed to be "You will meet a tall, dark stranger." But it's not impossible to make some intelligent guesses about the political world in the coming months based on the information we already have. Here are five of them.

Opinion: Economy to limp along in '13 Posted: 01 Jan 2013 01:41 PM PST James K. Galbraith says attacks on our most vital social programs in the name of deficit reduction is detrimental to our economy.

Opinion: End global culture of rape Posted: 01 Jan 2013 01:41 PM PST A groundswell of protest after the death of an Indian woman who was brutally raped is the perfect chance for us to consider how we think about subjugation, rape, and degradation of women globally, says Lauren Wolfe.

Emancipation Proclamation is 150 Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:58 PM PST The National Archives celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation order to free slaves.

What's on a 220-lb monster burger? Posted: 01 Jan 2013 05:21 PM PST Can this massive hamburger cure your hangover? Watch and see!

Distraction: Cat jogs on treadmill Posted: 01 Jan 2013 03:49 AM PST Marina Panikhina's cat, Lyusya, tries to keep pace with her owner on the treadmill.

Taking stock of Iraq War's legacy Posted: 01 Jan 2013 02:47 PM PST A year after U.S. troops left Iraq, Iraqis and Americans remain uncertain about the future. The country has struggled to define itself as its government lurches from one political crisis to another.

Pot activists not high on cannabis club Posted: 01 Jan 2013 06:24 PM PST Some New Year's Eve revelers ditched the traditional champagne toast, lighting up joints instead at the first pot club to open in Colorado. But some marijuana activists say the club violates the intent of Amendment 64.

ESPN star back after serious burns Posted: 01 Jan 2013 03:07 PM PST Less than a month after suffering serious burns in a propane grill accident, sports broadcasting pioneer Hannah Storm returned to TV today, hosting Southern California's historic Rose Parade.

Skywatchers, set your alarm clocks Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:02 PM PST Skywatchers will be setting their alarm clocks for the early morning hours Thursday when the annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaks.

You can now Google the Dead Sea Scrolls Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:03 PM PST The Israeli Antiquities Authority and Google have released images of the Dead Sea Scrolls. CNN's Sara Sidner reports.

Surgery safari: Get 'J-Lo look' in S. Africa Posted: 01 Jan 2013 05:48 AM PST Flicking through her photos on her living room couch, Julia Quinn recounts the array of plastic surgery procedures she has undergone.

Watch big shark attack smaller shark Posted: 01 Jan 2013 03:45 AM PST A shark tries to eat a shark hooked to a fishing line off Tasman Bay in New Zealand.

18-month-old hits snowboarding trail Posted: 01 Jan 2013 03:45 AM PST An 18-month-old snowboarder is building his skills and a fan base, pacifier and all. CBC's Jay Turnbull reports.

Six tech resolutions Posted: 01 Jan 2013 02:41 PM PST Between your new regimen of daily workouts, volunteering or whatever else you've vowed to do in 2013, make time for a few tech-centric resolutions. First up: Back up your stuff.

Fiscal cliff Posted: 01 Jan 2013 05:52 PM PST A full two hours after a midnight deadline, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a deal Tuesday to avert the feared fiscal cliff on a 89-8 vote.

Syria Posted: 01 Jan 2013 11:49 AM PST The New Year brought Syrians the same intense carnage they'd been living through for the last 21 months -- and a reminder just how bloody the past year was.

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